Book or album



(No Model.)

N.JQDOBBINS.

BOOK 0R ALBUM. 7

No. 399,249. Patented Mar. 12, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT rricn.

XANCY J. DOBBINS, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

BOOK OR ALBUM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 399,249, dated March12, 1889.

Application filed April 30, 1888. fierial No. 272,391. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it 11mg concern:

3c it known that I, Xnncr J. DOBBINS, a citizen of the l'nited States ofAmerica, re- 1 siding at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State ofColorado, have invented certain I new and useful Improvements in Booksor,

. Albums, of which the following is a specifica- 1 tion, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drz'iwings. My invention relates to anovel and improved construction of books, more especially adapted foruse with the class of books ordinarily termed albtunsf and used for thereception and preservation of flowers, pictures 5 and souvenirs; and itsobject is to furnish a hook of novel vet highly-crammental appearance,XO'C only of moderate costof necessary construction, especially adaptedfor use as a flower or picture album, or for any of the uses 1 suchornamental hooks are usually put to, to which ends it consists in thefeatures and l l combinations more particularly l'lQlGlllElltQl'described and claimed.

In the accompany ing drawin is illustrated i a book embodying myinvention, in which drawings Figure 1 is an outer side view of such abook; Fig. 2, a plan view of the book opened; Fig. 3, a top edge view ofa few of the leaves partially opened out.

In the figures the reference-numerals l indicate the covers of the book.Each cover has two edges at about a right angle to each other, the twocovers being united together at such angle 13 by a hinge, 5. The otheredge or side of the cover 4.- cnrves from one straight edge to theother, this curved edge being cut into scallops, as shown, to give ashell-like nppearancc to the cover, or into any other ornamental andfanciful shape. The covers, one or both, may be covered with any desiredmaterial, and may be padded or puffed or embroidered to add to theirgeneral ornamental and artistic effect. The shape and mode of foldingthe leaves are shown in Fig. 2. \Vhile each leaf is a single or unitarysheet of paper or other fabric, the sheet may be considered as composedof four quarters, (3, 7, 8, and 9, each of which is of the same genoralshape and contour as is the cover, but slightly smaller, so that whenthe book is 1 with the angle 13.

rection. upon the inside of the covers.

closed the cover shall have the proper amount of protecting projectionover the inclosed leaves.

The dotted lines 10 represent the lines of the main folding, dividingthe sheet into the quarters noted such lines being at right angles toeach other, Across the center of two opposite quarters, 7 and h, arefolding lines 1,

dividing such two quarters into eighths. To

fold in the leaf or sheet, each of the two quar- 3 tors 7 and 9 isfolded inwardly on the creasing or folding lines ll, so that the backsof the eighths in each quarter are against each other, the other twoquarters, f5 and R, folding I up flat against the folded-in quarters Tand .l,

as indicated in Fig. a.

The leaves may be secured within the covers lrv stitching at the centerof the leaves, their centers i'orres1nnnling and coinciding Preferably,hmvevcr, as giving greater seen ritv and firmc r attachment, and at. thesame time forming pockets for the reception and securement of pictures,850., they may be secured together by pasting quarters ti and 8 in oneleaf to corresponding quarters of adjoining leaves, and pasting suchquarters in the outermost leaves in either di- If the pasting he done bylines of g1 no or inueilage along the lines 10 and on the backs of thequarters of the leaves, pockets 12 will he formed, in whose faces orsides the customary openings 15 may be made to show the picture orobject secured within the pocket.

\Vith the exercise of taste and skill in the ornamentation and adornmentof the covers and in the selection of the :labrics for the leaves anexceedingly novel, striking, and handsome book or album may readily bemade, a preferable shape therefor heing that. of a shell, as shown.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim 1. A book or'alhumhaving its leaves creased or folded diagonally into segmental quarters,two of the quarters being creased or folded into half-segments of suchquarters, theleaves being united together at the angle or union of thecreased or folding lines, substantially as set forth.

2. An album or book. having its leaves edges to form a pocket, 12, oneof the walls of the pocket being perforated, and a cover of x 5 shapecorresponding to the quarters, leaves, and cover being secured togetherat the angle or intersection of the creased or folding lines,substantiallyas set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix niysignature in 20 presence of twowitnesses.

NANCY J. DOBBINS.

Witnesses:

Z. F. WILBER, 13. L: PoLLocK.

